The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-06-15
NEWS NOTES.

Chicago. have made an assignment. Liza
bihties about f23,OO0; assets Ell 900.
The Mayor Of Syracuse, n. Y, refused
permission 20 the John l.. Sullivan combi-
nation 10 give an exhibition In that city.
Governor Hill has sent the name OF Colonel
Fred Grant 70 the New York Senate for
confirmation as Quarantine Commissioner.
In the case Of the State Of Louisiana
against the city of New Orleans, involving
the McDonough tract OF about $1,000 acres
Of swamp land, the Secretary OF the In
terror has decided IN favor Of New Orleans.
Major Ben: Perley Poore, the veteran
newspaper correspondent, was stricken
down while at the Capitol, Washington,
few days ago, with an acute attack OF
Bright's disease. His condition is the cause
OF ur eas,ness and elGgts NsIf0Efs -AtS snasy
friends.
John Dawes Sons the famous iron mas
ters Of Staffordshire and Yorkshire, Eng,
have failed Their liabilities are 100000,
and it is thought their assets will realize
very near that sum.
The President has appointed Jared Law
renee Rathbone, of California, as Consul
General at Paris.
Mrs. Mary Montgomery Gibson, wife OF
United States Senator Gibson, Of Louisiana,
died at the family residence in Washington
a few days ago.
e.. S. Kingsley, alias s. c. Cooper, who
claims to be a farmer from Kalamazoo
Mich, was arrested at Cleveland, o., the
other day, on the charge OF forgery at
White Pigeon, Mich.
An Augusta, Me, dispatch says Mr..
Blaine has finally announced his decision to
go TO Europe, leaving early in June The
reason he assigns for the trips poor health.
Mr. Manley and some other friends will &C.
company Mr.. Blaine.
DIR. Junker, the celebrated African ex-
plorer, states that he has received letters
from Emin Bey, dated November, in which
the latter stated that the routes from
Uganda TO Wadelai were open. DR.. Junker
said that this news led him to believe that
Stanley's expedition would be successful
unless some accidents occurred.
The open threat of NJ. Flourens to take
extreme measures 10 protect the interests
of French fishermen in Canadian waters in
opposition to the provisions OF the New
foundland fishery bill, has created quite
stir in London, and will have the effect TO
still further strain the relations existing
between Lord Salisbury and NJ. Wadding-
ton, the French ambassador.
A special dispatch from Scranton, Pa,
say that James b. McCabe, the Honesdale
uluTueTeT, uuueT SeIlcLCc vi utdIu lOI hllI-
ing Michael Riley, in December, 1885, and
who was TO have been hanged on the 18th
instant, has escaped from prison.
Frank Macarthur, the son Of ex-Judge
Macarthur, was married TO Miss Sarah w.
Winston, the granddaughter OF the late
Governor Winston, of Alabama, few days
ago. The marriage took place at the resi-
dence of 4. W. Neill, Washington City.
A fire, which originated in NIcholson's
drug store, Hillsboro, Texas, by the over.
turning of a lamp, the other day, commune
Gated TO adjoining property, and the entire
block, with the exception Of one building,
was destroyed. Loss will aggregate $780,
coo; insurance about 100000.
Mrs. Lottie Whitman an estimablc young
married lady of Oskaloosa, Ia, and belong
ing TO a leading family of the county, shot
herself in the breast the other night with
revolver. She left n note saying that she
feared she would be afflicted with consump-
tion and preferred death to the life Of an
invalid.
Oscar Myrtle. trader OF Wheeling, W.
Va, who recently went down the river with
81 900 in cash and fine gold watch, is re-
ported TO have been murdered near Ceredo,
Wayne County. Myrtle was followed from
Wheeling by a man who claimed TO be his
Myrtle and then robbed him.
Eugene {. Race, the restauranteur, sue
cessor Of the well-known firm of Race
Bros, Madison street, Chicago, has con-
fessed judgment in the sum OF Sl0,42 in
favor OF Philip Ellsworth, Of New York.
The place was put into the hands of the
sheriff. The liabilities are about $50, 900 and
assets about the same.
The robbery of $4,000 from a safe in the
the Dominion Express Company's Office at
Ottawa, Can. has kept the police busy for
the past few days. Detectives found 5000
Of the money under a pile of lumber, the
other evening, in a yard near the Office.
The wrapper of the package was broken.
Some of the office employees are connected
with employees in the lumber yard and ar
rests are expected.
Rev. W. +. Davis was fined fifty dollars
and costs for preaching on Boston Com
mons last Sunday. Mr.. Davis has persisted
in preaching on the Commons for several
years in spite OF the prohibition of the city
authorities. Two years ago the Supreme
Court decided that the city ordinance
against such preaching was constitutional
and Davis was then fined, but kept up his
sermons He did not have the money to
pay his fine and il will probably be RENTED.
The shoemakers' lockout at Haverhill,
Mass, has been broken, and another vic
tory has been credited to the Knights Of
Labor Three thousand men who were out
returned TO work, and all the factories have
resumed.
The East Tennessee farmers convention,
three hundred delegates present at Knox
will. Tenn, passed resolutions favoring
prohibition amendment to the State consti-
tuition, and pledging their influence to Sc
cure its adoption by the people.
The will OF Washington c. Depauw was
probated the other day. II bequcathes S3,-
200, 600 to his family and the residue Of lis